Physalaemus irroratus Cruz, Nascimento, and Feio, 2007

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Leptodactylidae > Subfamily: Leiuperinae > Genus: Physalaemus > Species: Physalaemus irroratus

Physalaemus irroratus Cruz, Nascimento, and Feio, 2007, Amphibia-Reptilia, 28: 458. Holotype: MNRJ 35124, by original designation. Type locality: "Fazenda Duas Barras (16° 25′ S, 40° 03′ W; 800 m above sea level), Municipality of Santa Maria do Salto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil."

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Fazenda Duas Barras, Municipality of Santa Maria do Salto) in the Serra do Cairri, Minas Gerais (and expected in the Bahia), Brazil.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

In the Physalaemus signifer group according to the original publication, where comparative adult and larval morphology was discussed as well as advertisement call. Hepp and Pombal, 2020, Zootaxa, 4725: 1–106, discussed this species as part of a genus-wide discussion of bioacoustical traits among the species. 

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